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Statistics

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Statistics.

Video playlists about Statistics

The value of skepticism

These TED Talks push us to question more -- our doctors, our governments and even our own eyes.

Talks to help you become a better researcher

Strengthen your skills with these informative talks on how to get the most out of your research.

How data can save lives

An exploration of what we can do to save the world with the massive amounts of data collected every day.

Statistically speaking …

Want a different perspective of the world? Get a better, more friendly grasp of statistics -- one of the most understood and misused tools in modern society.

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Talks about Statistics

Jenny Chase

Solar energy is even cheaper than you think

Dan Finkel

Can you solve the cursed dice riddle?

Yana Buhrer Tavanier

What is "normal" and what is "different"?

Mona Chalabi

Is it really that bad to marry my cousin?

Mona Chalabi

How accurate is the weather forecast?

Mona Chalabi

How did we get fertility so wrong?

Mona Chalabi

What we miss when we focus on the average

Mona Chalabi

Do 9 out of 10 dentists really recommend that toothpaste?

TED Audio Collective

Introducing: Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi

Charlotte Degot

A more accurate way to calculate emissions

James A. Smith

The method that can "prove" almost anything

Dennis E. Shasha

Can you solve the fantasy election riddle?

Alex Gendler

Can you solve the monster duel riddle?

Dan Finkel

Can you solve the riddle and escape Hades?

Gerd Gigerenzer

How good are you at calculating risk?

Alex Gendler

Can you outsmart this logical fallacy?

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Exclusive articles about Statistics

How to vote in other countries’ elections

Having needled and probed patriotic pride with his Good Country rankings, Simon Anholt is igniting public debate with a new global voting initiative.

Posted Jun 2016

Books worth reading, as recommended by Bill Gates, Susan Cain and more…

At the end of 2014, find repose by exciting the mind. 52 of the world's leading thinkers offer the books that inspired them and their work.

Posted Dec 2014